Khalili Collection of Kimono

Khalili Collection of Kimono
Kimono depicting a tree branch, flowers, and waves
Kimono for a young woman (furisode), Japan, 1912–1926
Curators
  • Nasser D. Khalili (founder)
  • Dror Elkvity (curator and chief co-ordinator)
  • Anna Jackson (honorary curator)[1]
Size (no. of items)450[1]
Websitewww.japanesekimono.art Edit this at Wikidata

The Khalili Collection of Kimono is a private collection of more than 450 Japanese kimono assembled by the British scholar, collector and philanthropist Nasser D. Khalili.[1] It is one of eight collections assembled, published and exhibited by Khalili,[2] each of which is considered to be among the most important collections within their respective fields.[3]

The Khalili Collection of Kimono includes formal, semi-formal, and informal kimono made for men, women, and children, illustrating the evolution of the kimono through cut, construction, materials, and decorative techniques from the 17th through the 20th centuries, with kimono representing the Edo period, the Meiji period, the Taishō period, and the Shōwa period.[4] The kimono within the collection are not on permanent display, but are periodically lent or donated in part to cultural institutions; including the Kremlin Museums in Moscow[5] and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[6][7] Khalili, who also owns a collection of Meiji-era Japanese art, describes kimono as "one of the wonders of the world." He started the kimono collection with the aim of collecting and cataloguing cultural works that were not already actively being collected.[8]

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  2. ^ "The Eight Collections". Nasser D. Khalili. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The Khalili Collections major contributor to "Longing for Mecca" exhibition at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam". UNESCO. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  4. ^ Kramer, Elizabeth (2017-07-03). "Book Reviews: 'Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion'". Textile History. 48 (2): 285–286. doi:10.1080/00404969.2017.1379761. ISSN 0040-4969. S2CID 194783572.
  5. ^ Muchnik, Andrei (2017-09-14). "The Moscow Fall Art Season Sizzles". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. ^ "Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk". Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ^ Borrelli-Persson, Laird (29 February 2020). "Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at the V&A Explores the History, and Global Appeal, of Japan's National Dress". Vogue. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. ^ Gómez, Edward M. (2016-02-13). "The Kimono, Examined: A New Book and a Definitive Collection". Hyperallergic. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-14.